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This entry is significant for a number of reasons; firstly, as it’s the final movie that we’ll be covering from the 1940’s and also because it’s the last colour film on this leg of the blog. Furthermore, it begins a four-film look at director Clarence Brown; a man who’s work has popped before on the … Continue reading →

When I first saw Jean Renoir’s name on the list of people who’d been nominated for Best Director but not Best Picture I automatically assumed that it was for a French movie. Little did I know that, after 1939, Renoir came to America and started making movies in Hollywood with the next film on our … Continue reading →

Judging from the films I’ve watched so far, the genre of the musical wasn’t as grandiose as it would become. Although there have been a few song-and-dance films they don’t seem to include the big budget that later musicals will have. However, that’s not true of the next film on the list; Anchors Aweigh which … Continue reading →

If you were wondering what the first sequel ever to be nominated for Best Picture was the answer is The Bells of St. Mary’s. I’ll forgive you for never hearing of it, as I hadn’t either but in fact it’s a follow up to the 1945 Best Picture Winner Going My Way. Continue reading →

The catch-up posts come to an end now with possibly the two best films that I’ve watched since I last wrote on the blog. Both are film noirs and both were nominated for Best Picture but sadly neither won. Continue reading →

Unfortunately not all of the Best Picture nominees can be as light-hearted as the two in the previous posts. So as we continue this catch-up week, let’s look back at a duo of films that deal with hard-hitting themes. Continue reading →

Many would be surprised to know that the majority of Alfred Hitchcock’s most famous productions, including Psycho and Vertigo, weren’t nominated for Best Picture. In fact only four of Hitchcock’s movies featured in the category and as we’ve previously seen only Rebecca ultimately won the prize. In fact all of Hitchcock’s Best Picture nominated movies … Continue reading →